Mr Myors says the technology could also reduce the number of power outages in rural communities.

"We want to trial whether this technology can make power supply in rural areas more reliable.

"One part of the trials that we will do is to allow customers to use the battery to store energy in low-cost times of the day and use that energy in peak tariff times of the day and potentially that could result in significant savings."

You have no doubt been hearing a lot about the Paris Agreement and know that it pertains to climate change, but are too embarrassed at this stage to ask for an overall explanation of what it's all about.